Cavity
A space enclosed by elements of a building (including a suspended ceiling) or contained within an element, but that is not a room, cupboard, circulation space, protected shaft, or space within a flue, chute, duct, pipe or conduit.
Approved Document B Volumes 1 and 2, Appendix A (page 133, page 144)
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